The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-12-24
gMs AND NOTES FOR WON EN-.

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s 1aterIais for rich wraps.
RUBY cut garnets are favorite stones
pf iewslry in common use.
N 4 higheclas- college for women is to
& 8R established as Beaver, Colo.
Braiding appra on many Of the new
10th dresses and walking jackets.
Tinscl threads have been introduced
4 I'LL fancy cloth, which are intended for
se upon bonnets
4 Iowa girl tainted away three times
"a succession on being voted the hand
4 omest lady in Che county.
8f 4 There are in Paris about eight thou
bind artists Of the brush, of whom nearly
S 9liree thousand arc women.
#5 French women of means affect the study
f astronomy and are having Observable
fies erected in their gardens.
ST. Some of the new ealskin toqucs are
higher than heretofore, and have an
hxtra fufness set in plaits on one side.
8 Plaid velvet is seen on some very
Stylish millinery this season and on
ehildrens hats it is most appropriate.
81 The dyed blue and silver fox furs are
Jess sought for than last season, dark,
bong-haired furs being the popular
choice.
s8 The plain skirts of the new dresses are
composed OF straight breadths which
ARE set on to the closely gored foundation
skirts in flounce fashion.
III POlonaises are steadily growing in
f favor, and a somewhat modified fern of
the princess dresses is also noted in some
of the new wool costumes.
4 An. effective trimming for cloth cos
4 tunes consists of applques OF plush or
velvet in leaf or flower designs, which
are outlined with soutache braid.
While it is true that the tournure is to
be modified, il is equally true that all the
+ stylish French costumes have the steels
which form graceful light tournure.
H A wide necktie of fancy ribbon is worn
with the wide collar as Il finish. Cuffs
of linen worn outside the sleeve are also
an aesthetic fashion set by English young
women.
A face wreath of fine flowers will still
be the most stylish front trimming for
the new bonnet>. The crown is in soft
y plated folds laid either crossways or
straight
Georgia lays claim to be the fret state
in the Union to employ woman in the
clerical department. Of the Legislative,
and the first to give collegiate diploma
to a woman.
A new fabric among the silks shown
this season is peau de sole and its lustre
4 is not unlike that of a rich twilled Lyons
satin. All colors and black are woven
in pean de Sole
According to the correspondents the
Princess of Wales rides whichever side
Of the horse that happens to suit her,
and claims that she finds relief in the
alteration of position.
The kilt suit Of black velvet is the
fayorite for very small boys. The collar
and cuffs are of lace, the soft knotted
silk necktie pale rose, blue, canary yellow,
or bright red, dotted with white.
Wide bands of Stitching on the backs
of kid and Suede gloves appear again
this season. They are popular because
they diminish the apparent size of the
hand, and make it look narrower.
Irish poplins are being revived in both
Scotch and French plaids, and also in the
blue and green Prince of Wales plaid.
These are used for kilt skirts and
Swiss muslns with large figures EN-
broidered at intervals are stylish and will
be worn byyoung girls the coming season
over light green, pale apricot and the
delicate lelft blues the coming season
for evening wear.
An English contemporary is authority
for the remarkable statement that Lon
don furrier recently manufactured q
moeskin coat for a lady, which entirely
enveloped the wearer, and in which he
used between {, 700 and :, 600 skins.
Aridiculous fashion is the carrying OF
directoire canes by bridesmaids in Eng
land. The bouquet is tied on to their
ebony and silver walking stick instead
of being carried in the hand or slung
over the arm in graceful wealth as was
the spring fashion.
Sicilienne and Bcngaline silk polon-
aises over plush or velvet skirts are the
features of some dressy toilets. These
silks drape rs gracefully as wooden ma.
terials, and are so arranged that the rich
fabric of the skirt is revealed ut the sides
for its entire length.
VI. Louise Thomas and Elsie p Buck
ingham are two women of business.
The first is one of the most successful
bee asers in the country; and it is said
that her bees produce 10, 600 pounds of
honey yearly. The other is the success
full manager of fruit farm Of several
hundred acres, in California, and advises
MI women who can to take up this line